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Park development history in Yokohama
Last update date April 1, 2024
Yamate Park Mid-MeijiYokohama Archives of History
Yokohama is the birthplace of a park in Japan.
Its originated on June 4, 1870, when Yamate Park was opened as a park exclusively for foreign residents.
This park history is a partial revision of the chronology created on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of the birth of a park in Yokohama in 1990.
| Park History | Year | The world |
|---|---|---|
| ― | 1667 (Kanbun 7) | Completion of Yoshidashinden Landfill |
| ― | 1853 (Kinaga Moto) | Shipping to Perry |
| ― | 1854 (Ansei 1) | Convention of Kanagawa |
| ― | 1859 (Ansei 6) | Opening of Yokohama |
| ― | 1867 (Keio 3) | Reign of the great government |
| ― | 1868 (Meiji 1) | Meiji Restoration |
| Establishment of a park for foreign settlement | 1869 (Meiji 2) | Gas lamps on Honchodori and elsewhere Opened the telegraph between Yokohama and Tokyo |
| Yamate Park opened | 1870 (Meiji 3) | Opening of the Goethe Theater |
| ― | 1872 (Meiji 5) | Yokohama-Shimbashi Railway opened |
| Government officials regarding the opening of the park | 1873 (Meiji 6) | ― |
| Established Soga Park (now Yokohama Park) | 1876 (Meiji 9) | ― |
| ― | 1887 (Meiji 20) | Yokohama modern water supply completed |
| ― | 1889 (Meiji 22) | Yokohama City birth (Municipal organization enforcement) |
| Sankeien (outside site) opened (the current Gaien area is open) | 1906 (Meiji 39) | ― |
| Kamonyama Park opened | 1914 (Taisho 3) | ― |
| Earthquake reconstruction | 1923 (Taisho 12) | Great Kanto Earthquake |
| Nogeyama Park opened | 1926 (Taisho 15) | ― |
| ― | 1928 (Showa 3) | Yokohama Station opened at its current location |
| Yokohama City Jido-yuenchi Park opened | 1929 (Showa 4) | ― |
| Yamashita Park, Motomachi Park and Kanagawa Parks | 1930 (Showa 5) | ― |
| ― | 1935 (Showa 10) | Commemorative Yokohama Exposition (Oyamashita Park) |
| Kirin Garden opened | 1937 (Showa 12) | ― |
| Tokiwa Park was opened as an air defense green space | 1942 (Showa 17) | ― |
| Komyoji Park was opened as an air defense green space | 1943 (Showa 18) | ― |
| Tsunashima Park was opened as an air defense green space | 1944 (Showa 19) | ― |
| Requisition of the park by the Occupation Force | 1945 (Showa 20) | End war |
| Mitsuzawa Park opened | 1949 (Showa 24) | Japan Trade Exposition (Onogeyama Park, Sorimachi Park) |
| Nogeyama Zoo (outside site) and amusement park opened | 1951 (Showa 26) | Yokohama City's population exceeds 1 million |
| The 10th National Athletic Meet (Osantsuzawa Park) | 1955 (Showa 30) | ― |
| Enforcement of the City Parks Law (current law) Opened Nojimakoen |
1956 (Showa 31) | ― |
| Sankeien (outside site) The inside garden is open to the public. | 1958 (Showa 33) | ― |
| Park Protection Association established | 1961 (Showa 36) | ― |
| Harbor View Park (Minato-no-Mieru Oka Koen) opened | 1962 (Showa 37) | ― |
| Opened Sorimachi Park | 1963 (Showa 38) | ― |
| ― | 1964 (Showa 39) | Opened Tokaido Shinkansen Line Tokyo Olympic Games |
| 157 public parks in Yokohama City, 147ha area | 1965 (Showa 40) | ― |
| Opened Honmoku Citizen Park | 1969 (Showa 44) | ― |
| ― | 1970 (Showa 45) | Osaka World Exposition Yokohama City's population exceeds 2 million |
| Opened Children's Nature Park | 1972 (Showa 47) | ― |
| Establishment of regulations to create and nurture a green environment Kuraki Park opened |
1973 (Showa 48) | First oil shock |
| Yokohama City Public Park 552 locations, 309ha area Opened Tomioka General Park |
1975 (Showa 50) | ― |
| Established Negishi Forest Park | 1977 (Showa 52) | ― |
| Odori Park opened | 1978 (Showa 53) | Yokohama Stadium opens |
| Yokohama Children's Botanical Garden (outside site) established | 1979 (Showa 54) | ― |
| Konandai Chuo Park opened | 1980 (Showa 55) | ― |
| Formulation of green master plan | 1981 (Showa 56) | ― |
| Kanazawa Nature Park and Kaiko Hiroba opened | 1982 (Showa 57) | ― |
| Yokohama City Public Park 1,239 locations, area 609ha | 1985 (Showa 60) | Yokohama City's population exceeds 3 million |
| Opened Marine Park | 1988 (Showa 63) | ― |
| Grand Mall Park Misono Park opened | 1989 (Heisei 1) | Opening of the Yokohama Exposition Yokohama Bay Bridge opened |
| Yokohama City Public Park 1,675 locations, 883ha | 1990 (Heisei 2) | Osaka International Flower and Greenery Exposition |
| Opened Maioka Park | 1992 (Heisei 4) | ― |
| Nagayamon Park (outside site) establishment | 1993 (Heisei 5) | Opened Hakkeijima |
| Yokohama City Public Park 2,022 locations, 1,125ha | 1995 (Heisei 7) | Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake |
| Yokohama City Green Basic Plan Development | 1997 (Heisei 9) | ― |
| Shin-Yokohama Park (outside site) opened | 1998 (Heisei 10) | ― |
| Yokohama Animal Forest Park opened. Yokohama Zoo (ZOORASIA (outside site)) |
1999 (Heisei 11) | ― |
| Hongo Fujiyama Park opened (ar Kyudo Hall) | 2000 (Heisei 12) | ― |
| Established Seya Hongo Park | 2002 (Heisei 14) | FIFA World Cup Japan-Korea (Yokohama International Stadium is the final venue) |
| Jingashita Keikoku Park opened | 2004 (Heisei 16) | ― |
| Yokohama City Water and Green Basic Plan Formulation Opened Genkaida Park |
2007 (Heisei 19) | ― |
| Matano Park and Chigasaki Castle Ruins Park opened | 2008 (Heisei 20) | ― |
| Yokohama Green Up Plan (New / Expansion Measures) Formulation American Park, Shinjiriyama Park and Tanimoto Park opened |
2009 (Heisei 21) | ― |
| Tachibana no Oka Park opened | 2011 (Heisei 23) | Great East Japan Earthquake |
| Matano Bettei Garden opened | 2013 (Heisei 25) | ― |
| ― | 2016 (Heisei 28) | The 33rd National Urban Greenery Yokohama Fair Held |
For inquiries to this page
Strategic Planning Division, Strategic Planning Division, Green Environment Bureau
Phone: 045-671-2644
Phone: 045-671-2644
Fax: 045-550-4093
Email address: mk-koenplan@city.yokohama.lg.jp
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